GOES: Outdoor Health & Safety

"For anyone who explores the outdoors, this app is essential. Why wouldn't you want to have a doctor and complete outdoor medical team in your pocket at all times?" - Forbes

Learn, prepare, and explore the outdoors with confidence with GOES, an outdoor app created by emergency medicine doctors who specialize in wilderness medicine and care in remote environments. With easy-to-understand wilderness education, actionable insights for extreme weather and wildlife risks, and interactive offline visual emergency medical guides, GOES is the ultimate tool for staying informed and ready—no matter where the trail takes you.

Learn how to identify and manage emergency situations; prepare for potential health risks due to weather, environmental, and wildlife conditions specific to your location; and explore fearlessly with offline access to the medical information you need, no matter how remote you are.

** 2025 SXSW Innovation Awards Finalist - SXSW **
** 2023 Electronic Innovation of the Year - Outdoor Retailer **
** 2024 Multi-sport Innovation of the Year - Outdoor by ISPO Award **


GOES FEATURES

+ KNOWLEDGE THAT EMPOWERS
Learn about topics from wildlife to injuries and illnesses with our new question of the day! Answer questions to level up your wilderness knowledge and build your vocabulary using word highlights, with terms and definitions for medical topics, plants and animals, illnesses, and more.

+ LOCATION-BASED RISK FORECASTING
Understand the potential impacts on your trip plans with 125+ extreme weather alerts and insights on UV and AQI levels. Prepare and protect yourself with tips for managing climate-related health and location-based wildlife risks.

+ INSIGHTS & TIPS FROM DOCTORS
Be prepared for anything with 200+ prevention tips covering 60+ medical topics available offline in our medical library. Make the best decisions for the day ahead, like a pro.

+ GUIDES FOR 70+ INJURIES & ILLNESSES
Identify and manage injuries and illnesses with an interactive health assessment, including step-by-step instructions and 50+ visual how-to guides, also available offline.


AS FEATURED IN

“Clever Tech Can Keep You Safe Outdoors...find your way, triage an injury and generally stay out of trouble on the trail.” - The New York Times

"The app can provide users with information about what to expect on a wilderness trip, including potential dangers from weather, terrain or wildlife, as well as helping with health problems as they arise." - The Daily


TESTIMONIALS FROM REAL CUSTOMERS

Caroline Gleich, Professional Skier, Mountaineer, and Environmental Activist:
“With more and more people getting outside than ever before, it is important to be prepared to make good decisions so we can come home safely. I use GOES to guide my decision making so I can stay safe and have fun.”

Captain Rusty Rice, EMS & WFR Instructor
“The assessment piece is so accurate. It literally asked the exact same questions that I would have asked as EMS. Genuinely, the app is absolutely incredible. So, if you’re going to buy anything it should be that. I’m not even going to bother going through these wilderness medicine books anymore.”

Dean Karnazes, Elite Champion Ultramarathoner:
“GOES gives me the security to venture into the wild while providing my loved ones with the comfort of knowing that in an emergency, I have the best resource available.”

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GOES Health is free to download. A monthly or annual paid subscription is required to use the premium version of the service, with a 7-day trial to try it completely free. Once the trial ends, your subscription will automatically renew and you’ll be billed. You can cancel your subscription at any time.